Chapter 2

Living Things and Non-Living Things

What makes something a living thing — growing, feeding, breathing, moving and reproducing — and how living and non-living things differ, with an interactive exercise.

The world has living things and non-living things.

Living things — like humans, animals and plants — grow, need food and water, breathe, move and reproduce (make young).

Non-living things — like a rock, a chair or water — do not grow, eat or reproduce.

Remember

  • Living things grow, feed, breathe, move and reproduce.
  • Humans, animals and plants are living; rocks and toys are non-living.

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